Action related nav

Advertising

Thursday, Sep 19, 2019 10:37 AM

49ers vs. Steelers: Where to Watch & Game Preview

Matthew Asher

Digital Media Coordinator

After a 2-0 road trip to start the season, the San Francisco 49ers return to Levi's® Stadium for the home opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The game takes place on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 1:25 p.m. PT. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the matchup, presented by Levi's®.

Watch on TV

Network: CBS

Play-by-Play: Greg Gumbel

Color Analyst: Trent Green

Sideline Reporter: Melanie Collins

The game will broadcast in parts of California, Nevada, Pennsylvania and the blue shaded areas in the map below.

Spanish Radio

The live game broadcast featuring play-by-play announcer Jesús Zárate and color commentator Carlos Ramirez will be streamed at no cost to fans exclusively on 49ers.com. To view all of the team's Spanish content, please click here.

Series Highlights

Sunday will mark the 49ers and Steelers 22nd meeting. San Francisco currently leads the series 11-10.

This will be both teams first meeting since Week 2 of 2015.

49ers Notes

Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns in Week 2. Garoppolo has thrown for 829 yards and five touchdowns with a quarterback rating of 108.5 in his three home starts with the 49ers.

Running back Matt Breida recorded his fourth-career 100-yard game against Cincinnati when he ran for 121 yards. Since 2017, Breida is one of three running backs to average five or more yards per carry (Alvin Kamara - New Orleans Saints, Saquon Barkley - New York Giants).

In Week 2, George Kittle tied Dave Kocourek as the third fastest tight end to reach 2,000 receiving yards in NFL history.

Steelers Notes

Quarterback Mason Rudolph will be making his first career start on Sunday in place of an injured Ben Roethlisberger (elbow). Mason threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns in the second half against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2.

Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster surpassed Hall of Famer Randy Moss to become the youngest player in NFL history to reach 2,500 yards last week.

Tight End Vance McDonald led the Steelers in receptions with seven catches and two touchdowns in Week 2.

The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.